<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.0.9"> </HEAD> <BODY> On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 09:28, Phil Schaffner wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE>On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 11:02, Brittany wrote: > I must admit but I am somewhat a tightwad, yes i admit it damnit! > > I also admit that i got my version of microsoft xp from a friend of mine and > i guess he downloaded it off of the net because whenever i try to install > SP1 that it popup and gives mt the piracy bullcrap so i canceld it.</PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> Eeek!...not good. <PRE></PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE>In that case, blow away Windoze TODAY with a fresh new Fedora install, or one of the other recommended distros. You're a sitting duck for cracker/virus/worm-attacks with broadband, as you mentioned earlier in the thread, and no security updates.</PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> Before you blow away your Windows XP take you time and make sure that ALL of your critical data files (and mp3s =)) are backed up. And once you are sure....check again. <PRE><TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> -- Eric Krieger <<A HREF="mailto:fedora@linuxjunkie.net">fedora@linuxjunkie.net</A>> Linuxjunkie </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </PRE> </BODY> </HTML>